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here is kansas republican tim huelskamp on cnn earlier tonight. >> near as we can tell it increases taxes on certain americans and it would probably increase spending as well. and there might be a debt ceiling part of that as well. and it doesn't anything about entitlement reform, which is the problem. i think it would probably be the typical washington deal. but i can't vote for something that is not a solution. and, again, on all fronts, though, i do believe it's going to cost american jobs. >> vice president biden began participating in negotiations at the request of senate minority leader mitch mcconnell yesterday, and helped forge a deal on taxes. the proposed deal worked out earlier today is said to raise $600 billion in revenue over the next decade through new tax increases on the wealthiest americans. the bush era tax rates would be extended for all single americans, with income below $400,000, and couples with income below $450,000. all income above those levels would be taxed at a clinton era top tax rate of 39.6%. and capital gains taxes above those amounts would also be increa
here is kansas republican tim huelskamp on cnn earlier tonight. >> near as we can tell it increases taxes on certain americans and it would probably increase spending as well. and there might be a debt ceiling part of that as well. and it doesn't anything about entitlement reform, which is the problem. i think it would probably be the typical washington deal. but i can't vote for something that is not a solution. and, again, on all fronts, though, i do believe it's going to cost american...
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the new cnn poll released today shows the disapproval of the american congress has reached a new level. the disapproval rating has hit 87%. a historic almost unimaginable number. 87% of americans saying they disapprove of congress, and that poll was taken before they shut down the government, tonight with no one admitting to the fact that that's what they wanted to do. joining us is capitol hill correspondent. luke, thank you for joining us. appreciate having you here. >> reporter: i think one of those polls vladimir putin polled higher than the u.s. congress. that's not a joke. >> with his shirt on. i know. outrageous. can you give us the latest you've been hearing? i know the house has been voting in the last few minutes. >> reporter: they've been voting on the issue of conferees. but as harry reid said he will table it. what is interesting, i spoke to republican members and they were caught off guard by speaker boehner's motion not expecting him for the conferencees on the cr. they are going to have a press conference around 1:00. they want to continue this message. they want to see
the new cnn poll released today shows the disapproval of the american congress has reached a new level. the disapproval rating has hit 87%. a historic almost unimaginable number. 87% of americans saying they disapprove of congress, and that poll was taken before they shut down the government, tonight with no one admitting to the fact that that's what they wanted to do. joining us is capitol hill correspondent. luke, thank you for joining us. appreciate having you here. >> reporter: i...
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cnn and msnbc are showing it live showing the president of the united states receiving this medal at a big state dinner in this country. the fox news channel pretending it is not happening, talking about repealing obama-care instead. this is what the three cable news networks looked like in snapshot at 2:24 p.m. i know that because this news media was going on and on the wall there was the live feed of the three networks at precisely 2:24 p.m. this afternoon. we're all watching as the israel president is trying president obama i know you will never stop striving for a better world. as he was speaking those very words live, as seen on msnbc and cnn, what was running on fox news instead was a commercial for their new special on president obama as an enemy of israel. that is the ad they're running instead of the live feed of the government of israel giving president obama the highest honor a civilian can receive from the israeli government. seriously! you want to see what they were running? you know you do. watch. >> the state of israel will have no greater friend than the united states
cnn and msnbc are showing it live showing the president of the united states receiving this medal at a big state dinner in this country. the fox news channel pretending it is not happening, talking about repealing obama-care instead. this is what the three cable news networks looked like in snapshot at 2:24 p.m. i know that because this news media was going on and on the wall there was the live feed of the three networks at precisely 2:24 p.m. this afternoon. we're all watching as the israel...
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organized protests around the country including in los angeles where people gathered in front of the cnn building in hollywood. police officers in riot gear were called in to disperse the crowd there. about a half dozen people were arrested. some protesters blocked a major freeway for about 25 minutes in los angeles. in new york city, pro lik help >> those participants throwing skittles up in the air. the gesture meant to send a message, mainly to federal prosecutors. protesters are hoping gatherings like this will keep pressure on the justice department. >> hundreds of people took to the streets of atlanta tonight to protest the not guilty verdict in the george zimmerman trial. >> more than a dozen people took to the streets in dallas to protest this verdict. they were holding signs saying "no justice, no peace." >> it's about more than guilt or innocence at this gathering, but what the case, again, exposes. a deep racial divide alive and well in america. >> so there are more than two dozen organized protests around the country including in los angeles where people gathered in front of
organized protests around the country including in los angeles where people gathered in front of the cnn building in hollywood. police officers in riot gear were called in to disperse the crowd there. about a half dozen people were arrested. some protesters blocked a major freeway for about 25 minutes in los angeles. in new york city, pro lik help >> those participants throwing skittles up in the air. the gesture meant to send a message, mainly to federal prosecutors. protesters are...
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again, tonight, two officials leaking this time to cnn that the u.s. is going to send small arms and ammunition and maybe anti-tank weapons. according to these anonymous leakers, those weapons will be provided by the cia, which, of course, would be covert action so there will be no official disclosure of that action, so, therefore, leaks. there's a lot going on in national security and national security-related politics right now. one of the newsworthy things about national security politics in the united states right now is how many significant leaks there have been of supposedly closely held information in recent days. just about every day for the last couple of weeks there has been a significant new leak of some important new national security information. and it is in that bewildering context of real information, of apparently real information, and of fake information that we are now trying to figure out exactly why the united states has decided to intervene in the syrian civil war after holding out for months, and what kind of intervention we real
again, tonight, two officials leaking this time to cnn that the u.s. is going to send small arms and ammunition and maybe anti-tank weapons. according to these anonymous leakers, those weapons will be provided by the cia, which, of course, would be covert action so there will be no official disclosure of that action, so, therefore, leaks. there's a lot going on in national security and national security-related politics right now. one of the newsworthy things about national security politics in...
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organized protests around the country including in los angeles where people gathered in front of the cnn building in hollywood. police officers in riot gear were called in to disperse the crowd there. about a half dozen people were arrested. some protesters blocked a major freeway for about 25 minutes in los angeles. in new york city, protesters gathered during the day at union square and then again in the evening in times square. about a dozen people were arrested overall. in newark, new jersey, hundreds of people braved 95-degree heat to wave signs high above their heads and chant "no justice, no peace." they marched to the federal courthouse. this was outside the justice department. a few people with a lit sign, "justice for trayvon." in chicago, hundreds of people gathered for a moment of silence. before the verdict, there was a fairly concerted effort, i should say, to terrify the country about what kind of horrible reaction there would be to the verdict. there was a verdict, indeed, this weekend. people responded with demonstrations. they were almost entirely peaceful, emotional pr
organized protests around the country including in los angeles where people gathered in front of the cnn building in hollywood. police officers in riot gear were called in to disperse the crowd there. about a half dozen people were arrested. some protesters blocked a major freeway for about 25 minutes in los angeles. in new york city, protesters gathered during the day at union square and then again in the evening in times square. about a dozen people were arrested overall. in newark, new...